Machine-gun belt and the like



V. H. IEN lINGS.

MACHINE GUN BELT AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I ISI?.

Patented Juy l, 1920.

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" belts lor lcarriers Vof the 'type composed of UNITED STATES' 'YPATENT@orrics.

vIcToR n. JnNNnves',` orWORCESTER,MAssaci-IusnTTs, rss-I GFLTOR` ToUNI-VERs 11,- f

PATENTS COMPANY, or'wooNsocKnT, ISLAND,k

To all fwLom'z'lmdg/concern .if

Y, Be it known that I, VICTOR JnNNINes,

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Worcester, in the county ofWorcester, State v of Massachusetts, have invented Va certain new anduseful improvement in Machine- Gun Belts and the like, of which Vthefollow- Aing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying-drawings.

vThe invention is an' improvement in machine-gun belts and othercarriers of theL same general" character and construction as:thosejuse'd as machine-gun beltsg It providesin novel and improvedmanner for the combination with such beltsor carriers of means for,stifl'eningf'orreinforcing them transversely, 'as well as for thecombination therewith of laterally projecting vguidesl on o 'the'orderof thosewith which machine-gun 20 belts usually are provided.It-provides for the employment ofstiffening means and guides of simplerand `less expensive character than those heretofore employed.. 'w Itlessens the manufacturing cost.

The invention is applicable inthe case of `belts or carriers of twoclassesknown inthe art; 'The' iirst of these" classes comprises'articles Thev other of the-said classes comprises belts or carriers ofthe type-'c omposed of "aweb woven inl separated plies at intervals soas to-form the transversely extending loops for the-reception ofcartridges Vor other articles, and having such plies joined to getherand united inthe weaving between [one loop or pocket and thek next so asto form the division between the successive pockets.

1n practice, in the case of belts or carriers of the first classreferred to, the fastenings comprise strips of metal, called clips,extending crosswise -of the strips or webbings in pairs, one metal stripor clip of a pair at one side 'ofthe two strips-or webbings and the"other thereof at the opposite side of the latter, with the two metalstrips or clips of a pair bound together by rivets, usually eyelets.vAJ; regular intervals a pair-of theinetal or. carrier of l the EQDESLANI?! A CRPORATION orf-.RHODE MACHINE-GUNBELT/Ann Tirri'nrxn-fr,`

K I v Specrcation of Letters vIlat'ent. 'v Jlly 13, v Applcationled' May1, 1917. ,Seriali-N,"165,556- A vstiffenl or reinforce the-beltor'carrier trans-1 versely so that it will not 'cripple or yieldtransversely when `the" cartridges are Vbeing .pushed h omefwthin'the'loops into which Y v lthey are inserted in loading the belt orcarrier. -Similar metalstrips' or clips 'are'fappled to belts orycarriers of the lsecond'class referred. to,l .to stiffen or reinforceAabelt or carrier transversely and furnish it with the so-calledguides.`-`Thecost of the metal strips orV clipsand the eyelets, and theexv-pense incident to'fapplyingthejsaid strips or belts orcarriers'm'ade 'as heretofore.

Vlhe inventiongconsists, essentially, in a belt or carrier havingtransverse loops for the reception of cartridges or other articles, andformedV between the s uccessiveloops with transversely extending pocketsor tubes containing reinforcing or stiHener-strips. l

Two different embodiments of-the invention aresh'own'inthe drawings, inwhich latter,-A f. fliigurel isa perspective view "showing -a portionkof the ilength'ofV a machine-gun belt or carrier oflithe second classmentioned above, Vembodying the invention, with cartridges-'occupyingthe loops thereof. A small portion of thejwoven fabric is represented asbroken away, to show a reinforcing or stiifener-strip.

. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal :section of `the'said.

portion, without anyA cartridges. Y

Fig.. 3 1s a perspective view showing a portion of thelength ofamachine-gun belt first of the-classes mentioned above.

Figs. 4 and 5 :are cross-sectional views showing modifications ofthe'belt or carrier of Figs. '1 and-v2.

'Referringffirst to thee-mbodiment of the Y invention injmachine-gunbelts orcarriers of the class or'typeillustrated by Figs. l and 2,comprising an integral webwoven kat intervals inseparated plies l, l, soas to form between 'such plies the transverselyextending loops for thereception of cartridges2,j

2 :--In carrying the invention into effect, the divisions between thesaid loops-formed Vby Y joining-'the said plies together and unitingthem in the weaving, are woven so as to pro,1

uu n i clips, increase considerably kthe cost of vide transversely`'extending pockets; or tubes 3, 3, Fig. 2, for reinforcing orstlifener-strlps Ll, et, Fig. l. To provide for the convenient.

insertion of the reinforcing or' stiffenerstripsfand to enable thelonger strips 4L?, constituting the guides, to project from such edge,the said pockets or tubes usually will have openings 3"-,3, at one edgeofA the beltV or carrier. Preferably the pockets or tubes areV closed atthe votherfedge of the belt orV the Jlies together in the weavin@f at 7cross.-

wisefof the web to closethe said receptacle or tube,thenweavingseparate' plies 1,1, to form a second cartridge-receivingloop, and soon. This mode of weaving produces a belt or carrier webwoven at intervals in two plies whichV are separated forthe. insertionof cartridges, and between the cartridgelreceiving loops woven withdivisions having open-ended receptacles or tubes for the insei-tion ofstiifening or reinforcing strips.

The reinforcing or stiffener-strips may be of any suitable and approvedmaterial, Valthough in practice strips of .walohn are preferred. Yllalohn, r.socalled,is .steel coated withA rubber. rIhe stripsYordinarily will be proportioned to fit snugly-and tightly.V in theirrespectivev receptaclesorl tubes Vin the web of a belt or carrier. Insome cases the frictional hold of the walls vof .such receptacles ortubes upon the strips may bedepended upon to hold the strips fromdisplacement outward through the openings of the receptacles or tubes.v-Fastenings 'or securing means'mayv beA employed, if deemed or founddesirable. '1n thepresent instance, the openings 3, 3a,VV alongone vedgeof the belt or oarrierrare a little smaller inc-crosssection than thereceptacles or tubes, so as to close partly against the end of aninserted strip, to prevent', theA latter 'from working endwise outward.The receptacles ortubes for the short strips intermediate the long onesservingV as guides may be closed at both ends as shownl in Fig. 4,: withan intermediately -located slit 3b for the insertion of a strip 4.-. Orslits 3, 3c, may be provided near opposite vmargins of the belt orcarrier ,for the opposite, ends of-a short strip, 4b, as in Fig. 5. Theexposed Yportion of the lenUth of such strip 4b may be fastened down -bymeans of an 'eyelet 3d vor other fastening. Y f

Referring to Fig. 3, illustrating a machinelgun belt or carrier of theclass or type comprising two strips or webbings laid together facetoVrace andfastened ,together at shown carried into effect by fasteningthe two strips or webbings 8, 8, together between onecartrid(ge-receiving` loop and the next by two transverse lines 9, 9, offastenings, in this instance stitches, such lines being separated by aspace Vsufcient to receive a reinforcing or stifr'ener-strip, as 4;, Il,providing therebyv the' receptacle ortube for the latter.rllhereceptacles or. tubes may be closed atithe upper edge of thebeltorcarrier in Fig. 3 by supplemental. stitches l0, and also at theopposite ends fof thefshort intermediate strips Ll. The two strips orwebbings-of Fig. .3' constitute lin effect two plies, althouglrthey vareVnot united with eachother in the weaving as in the case of the "two'plies o f the web ShOWninFigS.V l and2. v i

The beltor'carrier may be beaded', as

- usual, 'along the 1 edge thereof at which the guides project, ifdesired. The beading is omitted from the drawings hereof for conveniencein illustration. V

l/Vhatr is tclaimed as' the invention is l.V A belt or carrier'V havingtransverse loops forv the reception of cartridges or other articles, andformed between the successive loops witlrtransversely extending pocketsor tubes'containing reinforcing'or stiffener-stripsrandalso formed intheweaving at vopposite'endsof said pockets or tubes to Vprevent Aendwise``displacement of said stripsf l 2. A belt or carrier composed oftwoplies which are 'separate at intervals toform transversely extendingloops adapted to contain cartridges or other articles,land betweenVsuchlloops joined together, with the formation of transversely extendingstiffener-receptacles ortubes Vclosed at one end thereof liaving'mouthssmaller in cross-sectionV thannthe said stifener-receptacles or tubesthemselves, and having reinforcing or stiffenerstrips ,occupying suchreceptacles ortubes. i

. 3. A belt or carrier having V.transverse loops .for the reception ofcartridges or other articles, and formed between the successive loopsvwith transverselyiextending pockets or tubes containing reinforcing orstiffener-strips closed at one lend thereof and having mouths smaller incrosssection'than the said pockets or tubes themselves certain of saidstrips projecting from said pockets or tubes and adapted to serve asguides.

4. A belt or carrier composed oftwo plies which,y are separated` atintervals to form transversely extending loops adapted to containcartridges or other articles, and between such loops joined together,With the formation of transversely' extending .Stiffener-receptacles ortubes Woven closed at one end thereof having mouths smaller incross-section than the said stiffener-recep'-V tacles or tubesthemselves, and having reinforcing Ior stiffener-strips occupying suchreceptacles or tubes, certain of said strips Yprojecting from saidpockets or tubes and adapted to serve as guides.

5. A belt -or carrier comprising an 1nl tegral Web Woven at intervals inseparated plies to formV transversely extending loops the latter Withoutthe -aid of rivets .'orthe c like. Y Y Y A Y V6.1A belt orY carriercomprising van V1ntegral Web Woven at intervals 1n separated plies toform transversely eXtendingloops" for `the reception of cartridges or'other articles, and having in alternation YWith such in vthe VWeaving,with the V'said divisions :a Y i Woven With transversely extendingvreeep-Y tacles or tubes, and reinforcing or stiffenerstrips occupyingthe said receptaclesfor tubes, and held in place'by the formation of thelatter Without the aid of rivets or the like, certain of said stripsprojecting from said receptaclesor tubes and adapted to serve as guides.Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo'Witnesses.

vioToR H. JENNINes. Witnesses Y 1 ELvA M. LORD, Y EMMA M. BAILEY.

30 loops divisions formed by'uniting said plies It is hereby certifiedthat Letters Patent N o. 1,346,207, granted July 13, 1920, upon theapplication of Victor H. Jennings, of Worcester, Massachusetts, for

an improvement in Machine-Gun Belts and the like, Were erroneouslyissued to Universal Patents Company, of Woonsocket,' Rhode Island,7Whereas said Letmay conform to the record of the case in thePatent'OHce. Signed and sealed this 22d day of February, A. D., 1921.

L. Bs MANN,

Acting Commissioner ofPatems.

[SEAL] Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,346,20?e

1920, upon the application of Victor H. Jennings, of Worcester,Massachusetts, for

an improvement in Machine-Gun Belts and the like," Were erroneouslyissued to Universal Patents Company, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island,Whereas said Letin said invention, as shown by the records ofassignments in this oflce; and that the said Letters Patent should beread With this correction therein that the same may conform to therecord of the case in the Patent'Ofice.

Signed and sealed this 22d day of February, A. D., 1921.

[SEAL] L. B, MANN Acting Commissioner qfPatems. Cl. 89-35.

